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    The code examples cited here mix several different issues. Early & multiple returns (which for me go to the size of the method (not shown)), array search (which begs for a discussion involving lambdas), foreach vs. direct indexing... This question would be more clear and easier to answer if it focused on just one of these issues at a time. Commented Aug 10, 2018 at 15:38
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    Possible duplicate of Should methods always return from one place? Commented Aug 10, 2018 at 15:45
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    I know those are examples, but there are languages that have APIs to handle exactly that use case. I.e. collection.contains(foo) Commented Aug 10, 2018 at 20:17
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    You may want to find the book and reread it now to see what it actually said. Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 6:32
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    "Better" is a highly subjective word. That said, one can tell at a glance what the first version is doing. That the second version does exactly the same thing takes some scrutiny. Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 22:40